Wang Yun made a break about the situation that may occur in the next few months, and finally said: "In the past two years, I have been working diligently for Dong Zhuo, and nothing has gone wrong, and he has no reason to doubt me and distrust me. What's more, after the start of the war, apart from me, there was no second person in the DPRK and China who had the ability and the ability to sincerely help him act as the government of the DPRK, help him raise grain and grass, and defend Chang'an. Dong Zhuo has only one choice for me. ”

Shi Sun Rui thought for a while, and then asked hesitantly: "If Dong Zhuo sends out all the troops, then Xu Rong, Li Su and Song Xian will also lead the army to the battle. Without the help of Xu Rong, Li Su, and Song Xian, how could Senior Brother Zi control the army in Chang'an City? How to kill Dong Zhuo and his cronies? How to ensure the safety of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court? In addition, if Dong Zhuo's armies from all walks of life raised troops to rebel after hearing the news and returned to Guanzhong, how would Senior Brother Zi defend Chang'an City? ”

Wang Yun nodded again and again and said, "Yes, it is precisely because these problems involve Xu Rong, Li Su and Song Xian that I plan to officially tell them about this plan to punish King Dong Qin." Although I have been with them for more than half a year, this kind of big event ......"

He looked at Shi Sun Rui and said solemnly: "Jun Ce, if you give me a word, do you think they are trustworthy?" ”

Shisun Rui smiled slightly and said, "Senior Brother Zi, you are not as rich as Dong Zhuo, not as bold as Dong Zhuo, and not as strong and powerful as Dong Zhuo, why do you want them to risk killing your head to do such a thing with you?" ”

Wang Yun's face was cold, and he said arrogantly: "For the peace of the Han Dynasty, for the lives of the people in the world, for loyalty and justice, for the blood flowing in the body, why can't you do it?" ”

"Okay." Shi Sun Rui slowly stood up, "In that case, what is Senior Brother Zi hesitating about?" I think Xu Rong, Li Su, and Song Xian are all men who stand up to the sky, and they are all loyal ministers of my Han Dynasty, and they can fully take on the important task of revitalizing the society. ”

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In the middle of the first month, Guanzhong, Fufeng County, Yiwu.

After seeing off Situ Wang Yun and the northern Xinjiang envoy Wang Rou, Liu Ai and Tian Yi hurriedly returned to Dong Zhuo's study.

Dong Zhuo reclined on the Hu bed, smiled and invited the two to sit down, and then said slowly: "I was lying down and talking to Zishi just now, was Zishi unhappy?" ”

"No, I think Wang Situ is very happy." Tian Yi said with a smile, "The lord and Wang Situ are very good friends, and sitting together to discuss state affairs like this can be regarded as informal, haha......"

Dong Zhuo shook his head with a smile and said, "It's hard to imagine that a few years ago, Zishi actually fought with a traitorous eunuch to the point of bleeding. His personality has changed so much that it's unbelievable. ”

The three of them then got down to business.

Li Yi's letter is now in Dong Zhuo's hand. When Wang Rou asked if there was a reply just now, Dong Zhuo immediately shook his hand and said: "You go back and tell the general that if he is sincere in making peace with me, please ask him to immediately withdraw from Hedong and return Luoyang to me." ”

The development of the current situation is basically the same as Dong Zhuo's expectations at the beginning of the year, because of Luoyang and the food problem, the forces of all parties are fighting each other, and their strength has been lost to a certain extent, but there is one thing that Dong Zhuo expected, that is, Gongsun Zhan's southward movement.

Gongsun Zhan's southward movement directly changed the situation in northern Xinjiang and Jizhou. Gongsun Zhan is strong and wants to compete with Yuan Shao for Jizhou, and Li Yi is uncharacteristic and monopolizes the authority of the Quanzhou court, so what will Li Yi do next? Is it to fight Jizhou or Guanzhong? Or firmly occupy Luoyang to control Jing and Henan?

Dong Zhuo, Liu Ai, and Tian Yi agreed that Li Yi's greatest possibility was to attack Jizhou, because the relationship between Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan and Li Yi was extraordinary, and both of them needed Jizhou, a big treasury of money and grain. As long as they join forces, Yuan Shao will have to get out. Yuan Shao left Jizhou, and Yuan Shu has recently suffered a serious loss of strength, and the possibility of peace between the two brothers is very great. As soon as the Yuan brothers joined forces, the target was naturally Luoyang. If Luoyang is occupied by them, the three-legged momentum will be achieved, and Guanzhong will be dangerous.

Therefore, the top priority of the Xiliang Army is to reoccupy Luoyang and control the initiative again to prevent the formation of a strong momentum.

Since Luoyang is very important to all parties this year, the battle must be very fierce and long. In order to ensure the capture of Luoyang, Dong Zhuo planned to recruit 50,000 to 60,000 troops to rush to the Guanxi battlefield, so the raising of money and food for the army immediately became a headache.

Dong Zhuo set his sights on Yizhou.

Dong Zhuo asked, "Yizhou Mu Liu Yan hasn't returned yet?" ”

As early as October last year, Dong Zhuo issued an order to Yizhou in the name of the Son of Heaven, urging him to pay taxes, but Liu Yan has never heard back.

"Here comes a letter." Liu Ai replied, "Liu Yan said in the book that because the rice thieves occupied Hanzhong and cut off the main road to the north, this year's taxes could not be sent to Chang'an. ”

Dong Zhuo's face turned cold.

"My lord, Liu Yan's reluctance to pay taxes is probably related to the Jia Long rebellion in Yizhou last year." Tian Yi explained, "The fact that we supported Jia Long's rebellion behind our backs is probably known to Liu Yan. ”

Dong Zhuo said dissatisfiedly: "I said I was going to send someone over, but you didn't listen, what was the result?" Jia Long is dead, Liu Yan is still alive, and Yizhou's large taxes are gone. How do you do this? ”

"I think Liu Yan has the ambition to cut off the throne and become hegemonic." Liu Ai said, "In the future, when the lord crusades against the rebels and calms the world, Yizhou will be a big trouble." ”

Dong Zhuo nodded and asked with a smile, "Liu Yan believes in Zhang Lu so much?" If Zhang Lu suddenly defects and the door of Bashu is wide open, won't Liu Yan be in trouble? ”

Tian Yi smiled warmly, twisted her beard and said: "I heard that Zhang Lu's mother is very beautiful, often in and out of the palace, and her relationship with Liu Yan is extraordinary. Maybe...... It's possible ......"

Dong Zhuo laughed, "Could it be that Liu Junlang is also from this way?" ”

The three of them made fun of Liu Yan, and then got back to business. Dong Zhuo ordered Liu Yan's three sons, Zuo Zhonglang, to arrest Liu Fan, Liu Dan, the imperial historian of Zhishu, and Liu Zhang, the commander of Fengche, to Yiwu.

Dong Zhuo said: "Let his son write a letter to Liu Yan, if he doesn't send the tax to Chang'an, just wait to collect the head." ”

"When will the war in Kansai begin?" Liu Ai asked.

"You personally go to Tongguan to sit down." Dong Zhuo pointed at Liu Ai and said, "Han Sui and Ma Teng of Xiliang will send people to pacify them, the direction of Dasanguan will be garrisoned by Huangfuhong, the direction of Wuguan will be garrisoned by Duan Xuan, and the other armies will gather in Huayin in the lower reaches of Weishui and Linjin in the lower reaches of Luoshui, making a posture of attacking Hedong and supporting Guanxi at any time, so as to contain the strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army." ”

"This tiger, after returning from the expedition to the desert, has not seen him exert his might." Dong Zhuo picked up Li Yi's letter and looked at it again, then he looked up at Liu Ai, "It's better to fight early, the sooner the better, you can't delay time." ”

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In the middle of February in the third year of the first peace of the Han Dynasty (192 AD), Jizhou, Julu County, and Gall Tao City.

Li Yi led the hussar guards over the Flying Fox Fortress, galloped all the way, and finally arrived at the city of Gauntlet.

Last month, Ms. Zhang received startling news from the mouths of displaced people who were constantly fleeing north. Tian Kai and Liu Bei led a large army across the Yellow River and launched an attack on the Yellow Turban Army stationed in the northern counties of Yanzhou.

The Yellow Turban Army had just been defeated in Dongguang, and the soldiers were terrified and did not dare to meet the enemy at all, so they abandoned the city and fled to Jiyin, Shanyang and other places in Yanzhou, and the four counties of Dongjun, Jibei, Taishan and Dongping in the north of Yanzhou soon fell. According to Zhang Yan's estimates, by February at the latest, Tian Kai and Liu Bei will be able to reach Shanyang County in southern Yanzhou.

Soon, Yuan Shao sent the same news to the Northern Xinjiang Army. Due to the strong offensive of the Gongsun army, the Yanzhou Yellow Turban Army retreated to Qingzhou and Xuzhou. In order to ensure the survival of the Yellow Turban Army, Pei Yuanshao, the marshal of the Yellow Turban Army, ignored the severe cold and heavy snow, and commanded the army to launch a counteroffensive against all the officers and troops with Taishan County as the center. Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai, Jibei Xiang Bao Xin, Dongjun Taishou Yuan Tan, Pei Xiang Cao Cao, Qingzhou Mu Liu Yu and Xuzhou Mu Taoqian and others could not resist and retreated again and again. Central Qingzhou, most of Yanzhou, and several counties in northern Xuzhou also fell into the hands of the Yellow Turban Army again.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also told the Northern Xinjiang Army that Yan Gang and Gongsun Fan of the Gongsun Army each led their own troops to occupy Hejian Kingdom and Bohai County.

At this point, Gongsun Chan had already occupied three counties in the eastern part of Jizhou, and if Tian Kai and Liu Bei could gain a firm foothold in northern Yanzhou, then, by March, Gongsun Chan would be able to control at least ten counties in Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou.

Gongsun Zhan, who owned ten counties, not only had room for maneuver and expanded depth, but more importantly, he had the advantages of money, food and population of ten counties. This will promote the rapid growth of Gongsun Zhan's strength.

Gongsun Zhan's move greatly surprised Yuan Shao and Li Jing. Although the main force of the Gongsun army firmly contained the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Jizhou Army in the area of Ganling City, they had obviously realized that the long winter would consume their strength, and many advantages of the Gongsun Army would disappear with the arrival of spring, so they did not hesitate to go south and north in the harsh winter, expand their living space, and strive to continue to maintain and strengthen their advantages and ensure the occupation of Jizhou.

Considering the increasingly severe situation in Yan, Qing, and Xu Prefectures and the growing strength of Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shao once again wrote to the eldest princess, begging the imperial court to immediately increase troops in Jizhou.

Xu Da was not very concerned about the development of the situation south of the Yellow River, he was concerned about Jizhou. Therefore, he flew a pigeon to pass on Li Yi, asking to launch an attack before the Yellow River thawed, taking advantage of the fact that Tian Kai and Liu Bei could not go north to support.

Li Yi faced the cold wind and let out a long sigh. If you want to realize your hegemony and let the people live a peaceful life, there is only one last way, that is, to suppress the rebellion by force and stop killing by killing.

Today's northern Xinjiang has passed its most difficult period, and the stable northern Xinjiang and the people of northern Xinjiang who have seen good hopes will give the greatest support and help to the officers and men of the army. With this strong backing, the Northern Xinjiang Army can begin its difficult and bloody journey and shoulder the heavy responsibility of saving the world.

Li Yi suddenly looked up to the sky and shouted: "Brothers, follow me into the city ......" (to be continued.) )